An Administrator's Guide to California Private School Law

837 Under Gov. Code, § 12926, subd. (g)(1), “genetic information” means, with respect to any individual, information about any of the following: (i) the individual’s genetic tests, (ii) the genetic tests of family members of the individual, (iii) the manifestation of a disease or disorder in family members of the individual. It includes any request for, or receipt of, genetic services, or participation in clinical research that includes genetic services, by an individual or any family member of the individual. It does not include information about the sex or age of any individual. 838 Gov. Code, § 12926, 12940, subd. (a),(h); 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq ; 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq. 839 Effective, January 1, 2016, CA A.B. 987 amends Gov. Code, § 12940 to prohibit an employer or other covered entity from retaliating or otherwise discriminating against a person for requesting accommodation of his or her disability or religious beliefs, regardless of whether the accommodation request was granted. 840 Sandhu v. Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. (1994) 26 Cal.App.4th 846, 855, 857–858 [31 Cal.Rptr.2d 617, 622], citing Saint Francis College v. Al-Khazraji (1987) 481 U.S. 604, 613 [107 S.Ct. 2022, 2028, 95 L.Ed.2d 582] , rehg. den. by (1987) 483 U.S. 1011 [107 S.Ct. 3244] (Correct Citation); Watson v. Department of Rehabilitation (1989) 212 Cal.App.3d 1271, 1291–1292 [261 Cal.Rptr. 204], review den, rejected on other grounds. 841 https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/national-origin-guidance.cfm. 842 Gov. Code, § 12951. 843 Gov. Code, § 12926, subd. (p). 844 42 U.S.C. § 2000e(j); Gov. Code, § 12926, subd. (n); 29 C.F.R. § 1605.1; E.E.O.C. v. Hacienda Hotel (9th Cir. 1989) 881 F.2d 1504, overruled on other grounds. 845 Sandhu v. Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. (1994) 26 Cal.App.4th 846, 855, 857–858 [31 Cal.Rptr.2d 617, 622] , citing Saint Francis College v. Al-Khazraji (1987) 481 U.S. 604, 613 [107 S.Ct. 2022, 2028, 95 L.Ed.2d 582] , rehg. den . by (1987) 483 U.S. 1011 [107 S.Ct. 3244] (Correct Citation); Watson v. Department of Rehabilitation (1989) 212 Cal.App.3d 1271, 1291–1292 [261 Cal.Rptr. 204], review den., rejected on other grounds. 846 Friedman v. Southern Cal. Permanente Medical Group (2002) 102 Cal.App.4th 39, 69 [125 Cal.Rptr.2d 663]. 849 The Americans with Disability Act of 2008 broadens protections of the disabled under federal law. This law has limited application in California because the Fair Employment and Housing Act’s disability provisions have already provided for much broader coverage. 850 Gov. Code, § 12926, subd. (l). 851 Morriss v. BNSF Ry. Co. (8th Cir. 2016) 817 F.3d 1104; Cornell v. Berkeley Tennis Club , (2017)— Cal.Rptr.3d__, 2017 WL 6524707. 852 Gov. Code, § 12926, subd. (l)(1)(B). 853 Gov. Code, § 12926, subd. (l)(2). 854 Gov. Code, § 12926, subd. (l)(4); 42 U.S.C. § 12102(2)(C). 855 Gov. Code, § 12926, subd. (l)(6); see 42 U.S.C. § 12114(a); 29 C.F.R. § 1630.3. 856 Higgins-Williams v. Sutter Medical Foundation (2015) 237 Cal.App.4th 78 [187 Cal.Rptr.3d 745] 857 42 U.S.C. § 12112(b)(5)(A); Gov. Code, § 12940, subds. (m)-(n). 847 U.S. v. Seeger (1965) 380 U.S. 163, 176 [85 S.Ct. 850, 859, 13 L.Ed.2d 733]. 848 Young v. Southwestern Sav. and Loan Ass'n (5th Cir. 1975) 509 F.2d 140, 143.

858 Gov. Code, § 12926, subd. (j); 29 C.F.R. § 1630.2(h). 859 Gov. Code, § 12926, subd. (j)(5); 42 U.S.C. § 12211. 860 Gov. Code, § 12926, subd. (i).

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